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It seems it would be completely logical to also boycott the European countries that are actively funding the Russian government with the billions of dollars tha
by nomel 5y ago
It seems it would be completely logical to also boycott the European countries that are actively funding the Russian government with the billions of dollars that are given directly to the state, through the state owned Russian gas companies. If I'm reading this right, ~582bn~ 7bn USD (thanks Jabbles!) for just a few month last year: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/13/gazprom-hits-record-income-as-russia-prospers-from-europes-gas-crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/13/gazprom-hits-r...
I think it makes sense that the European people should also feel the immediate pressure for actively funding the war for the foreseeable future. They're an absolutely massive income stream, and should be part of the collateral, especially since they've been warned about this for decades now.
I would be interested in seeing a counter argument to this.
- Jabbles 5y agoYou are not reading that right: 582bn rubles, probably $7B before the recent crash.